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I'm a single girl who likes to whoop and holler, practice kindness, live adventurously, sing stories, and pray. Over the years, I've adored being a youth pastor to some of the most amazing teenagers on the planet. And my work in TV/Film Production continues to inspire good stories and surprisingly rich friendships. Oh, And I also like to dance in the streets. Real talk.

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We met in the most natural of ways about 7 years ago...we had mutual friends and we all happened to go to dinner together in Redding, CA after a church service.
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Bethany and I ended up sitting next to each other hitting it off immediately. She reminded me of what I missed about my east coast family.
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She was real, funny, grounded, a real God lover, and extremely present.
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By the end of the night we said that we would stay in contact — and she said that she would be more than willing to help lead worship at my small Summer youth retreat later that year....
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And can you believe it...we both stayed true to our word!
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Bethany would go on to become like a sister to me. Leading worship for multiple youth retreats and praying over my life, love life, and journey in such intentional ways.
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God truly does bring you who you need at the right time, it’s often simply a matter of seeing and acknowledging...
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And in about month’s time, I get to see Bethany get married!!
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She is an incredible singer, friend, sister, writer, speaker, editor, communications strategist, and so much more!
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This week has been incredible as I’ve recapped some - yes just *some- of the women that have encouraged me personally on my journey. There are many *more for me to highlight, so I think this might become a weekly thang.
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There’s something about filling your life with gratitude and truth — it tends to make way for the new abundance of blessings in one’s life.
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And with that said, for those of you reading this, I just want you to know that I’m praying for your life to be full of rich, meaningful friendships.
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Because in the end, it seems that the measure of a person’s success is not in accolades and fame, but in love and relationships.
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And I simply believe that you are meant to experience the best of the best of friendships and relationships (even if that’s not been your experience in the past)
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It’s a new day.
Prepare your heart for blessings.
Love you.
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Blessings on blessings on blessings.
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This wonderful magical beauty has been my best friend since we were around 12 years old! I KNOW. #HowSway??
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I know HOW. Hashtag Jesus.
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Also, Maria is one of thee most thoughtful and intentional people on the planet.
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Our friendship has lasted through going to different colleges, becoming roommates, and then being separated by thousand of miles (I’m on the west coast and she’s on the east coast)
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But she is one of the very few that I can easily FaceTime with for an easy 3-4 hours straight.
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But what makes our friendship even more gangster is that we both grew up as only children and LOVE being introverts...together. 😂
But seriously we both love being alone and totally appreciate that about each other.
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Okay. But do you wanna know what REALLY makes our friendship gangster? The first tattoo I got was drawn out in Japanese script by Maria. So yes, her handwriting is actually tattooed on my body.
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But more than that, I’ve experienced the kindness of God through Maria. I honestly cannot imagine my life without her in it.
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She is one of the smartest and most grounded people I know and is literally one of my biggest inspirations. She is an incredible wife and mom of 4 amazing kids - a DIE HARD New Orleans Saints fan. I’m serious. She will FIGHT you.
And an incredible mentor, ministry leader, and counselor.
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Thank you Maria for continuing to pour prayer over my life and praying for my future bae. We will forever be grateful for your love and friendship. LOVE YOU. (The Best is yet to come.) 😘😘😘

Yessss, a classic throwback to my film school days. Some of you reading this were actually there the night this pic was taken! (Hi @reevecarney ! 💛)
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But the real MVP in this photo is my baby boo, Judy.
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Many of you already know her or have heard me talk about her in great lengths.
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She was my film school miracle. The Sri Lankan sister I didn’t know I needed.
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Before stepping foot at USC’s film school, I asked God to simply give me one friend that would help me stay spiritually grounded amidst all the newness.
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But of course I was lavished in a friendship beyond my wildest dreams.
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Judy and I ended up co-directing our thesis project together, where we documented the journey of a young actor who turned down the role of Elvis in a CBS mini-series, in order to preach on the road with his tent revival Father. Judy and I traveled all around America documenting this journey- a journey that had many of the spiritual elements we were wrestling with at time....”Can you truly love/know God and be integrous....while forging a career in Hollywood....”
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But let me rewind just a bit...
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I’m often drawn to quiet souls, those folks that would rather whisper than shout or might appear shy upon first glance.
Judy was/is such a gentle soul. And I knew I wanted to be her friend. It just so happened that a class project forced us to find a film partner, and she was gracious enough to meet with me one afternoon to see if we would be a good fit.
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Needless to say, at our first lunch play date, we ended up talking about God, films, divine timing, and loads of other things—-and to top it all off, we then discovered that we shared the same birthday!
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Judy has prayed with me, cried with me, laughed with me, shared lots of meals with me (we love fooood) and is still one of the biggest encouragers in my life.
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She is real, brave, kind, and full of wisdom and heart. ❤️
Judy is currently working for a major movie studio, adulting like a boss. And still keeps Jesus central in her life.
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I cannot wait to see how love will continue to unfold in her life. I know it will only get sweeter from here.

We officially met at a young adults Vineyard church retreat.
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She was spicy with her own style and flair.
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I never imagined that we would later become roommates and besties for almost 20 years.
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The one who’s never been afraid to journey with me halfway across the world (Fiji, Brazil, etc.) and probably the only person who would pray with me at 5AM in the mornings on the regular in my 20s.
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She’s been one that’s believed in my love story even when I gave up on it.
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Yajaira aka “Heidi” is a legit career woman working on some incredibly well known TV shows as a costumer & stylist. And she is also a for real “plant lady” - you can check out her love of plants on her @botanicalexpress IG page.
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She loves love and I can’t wait to see and meet the one that gets to love her well.
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Continuing the theme of women who have inspired me and encouraged me on my journey!
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@victoriaclemmons (right) even though thousands of miles from me, continues to pray and fast on my behalf — yes, I also said “fast” 😩 - How have I gotten so blessed with such rich friendships??
She is one who has championed my family, my dreams, and of course future bae. She is a songwriter, a singer, a fashion icon, intercessor (One who fervently prays on another’s behalf) and so much more! living in Nashville, TN -
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@theayannaelement (left) is one of God’s special chess pieces in my life. She came to my church when I was in need of a sister and some serious help and support with the youth ministry I was leading at the time. A brave young girl that moved from the east coast to Cali all by herself and was ready to immerse herself in whatever God would have for her. She taught me to be bold in new ways and steadfast, while enjoying the journey and laughing a lot 😂 - Ayanna is currently working for a major Hollywood studio and is still pursuing the adventure God has for her. ✨
And as for both she and Victoria, I cannot wait to see the men that God will bring into their lives. They are truly such gems!! And those men will be BLESSED. ➖
All these women that you will get to know over the course of this week are remarkably different, yet uniquely beautiful and full of such heart and purpose.
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Seasons of life may change and we may not get to see each other as we once did, but I’m still so very grateful for the influence they’ve had in my life 🙌🏾
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Thank you for taking the time to celebrate them with me! 😘

Can we all just celebrate this beautiful nugget for a moment??
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I’m inspired by women of boldness, integrity, passion, faith in Jesus, beauty, determination, gentleness, and love.
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Bobbi is simply next level.
She currently has 2 Instagram pages of which I’m all the way obsessed with: @sacred_sexuality and @livinginlightuk - both powerful and thoughtfully curated.
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She runs her own business, is an author and a speaker, and so much more, and I cannot wait to see the man God has in store for her!
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For the next week or so, I want to simply highlight women that have personally encouraged me and prayed for me on my journey.
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This last week was a tough one (Dad’s birthday and some serious road bumps in my small company), but then I hear the whispers of the fiery prayers of so many around me and those that have gone before me and my heart is once again encouraged and enlarged.
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To you sweet friend reading this, just remember, we are not meant to go towards our promise land alone. In fact, I don’t think you can reach it on your own, even if you tried. And I think that’s apart of God’s plan....that we wouldn’t be alone in our sorrows and especially in our joys. But that love would continue to be perpetuated and leave a lasting fruitful legacy all around us.
Be intentional in your love. And fierce in your kindness.
It will be lavished back on you, I promise. Because God’s promise to us (and its fulfillment) is abundantly more than we can think or imagine...
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Happy Valentine’s Day Feels:
(From my poet friend @amyorazio...)
I’m inspired to not rush anything, because he’ll know and I’ll know........
#Repost @amyorazio
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Caleb and I officially dated for about a week before I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. The inside of him was lit up; a continent of vision, generosity, and adventure burned from this man and I could feel myself spanning in all directions when I was around him. “I like your passion,” he told me, on a balmy late June afternoon in Los Angeles, “I want to see more of it.” And I believed him, somehow I knew he was telling the truth. I knew I landed someone who saw me, who I could get bigger with. It felt like everyone else wanted to shrink me (or I wanted to recede to give them space). “What are you doing this fall?” I asked him. We were married on November 2nd.
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A year and a half later, Caleb and I found ourselves in Portland—after a series of closed doors in California, we were staying temporarily at his parents’ empty house, scraping together an income (barely) with freelance jobs from home. Every delicious moment was spent with each other, and although our lives felt smaller than we expected, we weren’t lost. We were making room inside of ourselves, for each other, for new ideas. I felt him folding over me—as he and I became more one—I was (and we were) getting bigger; we were uncovering more and more land (the continent I fell in love with would only expand). ___

It was easy to write the last section of my book from that space. In the evenings, Caleb and I walked by the river and the current joined our conversation, joined his hopes for me. “This is only the beginning. Keep expanding, keep creating,” I heard from him; the Columbia charging beside us seemed to agree. How did I know, after dating a week, that this would be a lifelong theme? Our love, years later, still thrills me, still puts me at ease, still burns and sings: “Keep going. I see you, and I only want more, because I like what I see.”

This night always teaches me so much.
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Especially as I watch the show from the perspective of the performers.
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The crowd can be enticing and even passionate, but not always aligned with the truth...The whole story....The real picture.
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There’s a vulnerability that we all share as humans, artists, performers, & poets.
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And we yearn for something more than what we’ve currently had or experienced.
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Sometimes trust that you don’t know the full story and choose to be kind anyway.
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To you my sweet love, everything is not as it may appear to be, but I’m trusting that God will make it right, in a way that is beyond your control but in the very way your heart needs it.
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